York Avenue https://yorkavenueblog.com New York City based interior design and lifestyle blog Thu, 28 Sep 2023 19:25:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 My Upper East Side Home Tour https://yorkavenueblog.com/my-upper-east-side-home-tour/ https://yorkavenueblog.com/my-upper-east-side-home-tour/#comments Thu, 28 Sep 2023 10:00:54 +0000 https://yorkavenueblog.com/?p=27701 I’m so excited to finally be sharing my latest home tour! As many of you may know if you follow me on Instagram, I recently moved to a new apartment, and this is my previous place where I lived for about a year and a half. I loved it here…

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]]> https://yorkavenueblog.com/my-upper-east-side-home-tour/feed/ 8 Ikea Billy Bookcase Hack: The Saga of the “Built-In Bookshelves” https://yorkavenueblog.com/ikea-billy-bookcase-hack-the-saga-of-the-built-in-bookshelves/ https://yorkavenueblog.com/ikea-billy-bookcase-hack-the-saga-of-the-built-in-bookshelves/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2023 00:15:11 +0000 https://yorkavenueblog.com/?p=27581 My journey to “built-in” (not really, but basically) bookshelves was a long and harrowing one, as anyone who follows my Stories on Instagram could tell you. Exaggerating (kind of). I’ve lived to tell the tale though, so here goes! It all started when I moved into this apartment, in large…

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]]> https://yorkavenueblog.com/ikea-billy-bookcase-hack-the-saga-of-the-built-in-bookshelves/feed/ 30 The Prettiest and Best Streets on the Upper East Side https://yorkavenueblog.com/the-prettiest-and-best-streets-on-the-upper-east-side/ https://yorkavenueblog.com/the-prettiest-and-best-streets-on-the-upper-east-side/#comments Fri, 25 Nov 2022 16:30:59 +0000 https://yorkavenueblog.com/?p=27515 If there’s one thing I get asked more than anything, it’s where are the best streets on the Upper East Side to walk and find all of those pretty townhouses and buildings that I (and many others!) post on Instagram. So today I thought I’d share a few of the…

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]]> https://yorkavenueblog.com/hill-house-home-sheets-review/feed/ 3 What I Read in August https://yorkavenueblog.com/what-i-read-in-august/ https://yorkavenueblog.com/what-i-read-in-august/#comments Mon, 05 Sep 2022 18:02:02 +0000 https://yorkavenueblog.com/?p=27476 The Measure: I really liked this book! The concept is so fantastically unique and thought-provoking: everyone on the planet receives a box at the same time. Inside the box is a piece of string, the length of which correlates to how long you’ll live. With a concept like that, I…

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]]> https://yorkavenueblog.com/what-i-read-in-august/feed/ 2 What I Read in July https://yorkavenueblog.com/what-i-read-in-july/ https://yorkavenueblog.com/what-i-read-in-july/#comments Thu, 04 Aug 2022 21:34:04 +0000 https://yorkavenueblog.com/?p=27448 Thank You For Listening, by Julia Whelan Thank You For Listening tells the story of Sewanee Chester, a former actress turned successful audiobook narrator (for reasons revealed early on in the book), who shares a whirlwind romantic night with a charming Irishman she meets at a book conference. Meanwhile, she’s…

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]]> https://yorkavenueblog.com/what-i-read-this-spring/feed/ 0 Before and After: A Hallway Makeover with Society Social Peel and Stick Grasscloth Wallpaper https://yorkavenueblog.com/society-social-peel-and-stick-grasscloth-wallpaper-review/ https://yorkavenueblog.com/society-social-peel-and-stick-grasscloth-wallpaper-review/#comments Wed, 06 Jul 2022 10:00:21 +0000 https://yorkavenueblog.com/?p=27363 One of the most transformative things I’ve done in the new apartment is hang the new Society Social x Wallpops peel and stick faux grasscloth wallpaper in my hallway. I was definitely excited when Society Social announced the new line and gifted me rolls for my space, but I truly…

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